Coach Gilmore Gives Daugunu A Nod

Australia A head coach Jason Gilmore yesterday said that Filipo Daugunu is fit to play against the Vodafone Flying Fijians tomorrow.

“Filipo is a 100 per cent fit he will start first this week on the left wing,” Gilmore said.

“He had a slide niggle last week which bothered him,” he said.

“He is excited to play Fiji here at home and it will be very special for him.”

Former Labasa football player Filipo Daugunu gets ready for training with the Australia A side at Albert Park on July 7, 2022. Photo: Ronald Kumar

“They (Flying Fijians) are a quality side and probably the best team in this competi­tion.

“If we can make the adjustments that we want to I think we should put on a good per­formance.

“If we can treasure possession as those guys love their off load game and turn overs.

“If we can control the ball I believe we can go well in our attacks.

“The number one thing about Fiji is that they love using the ball.

“We have to be sharp, well-connected and cut out offloads which is a challenge.

“Discipline was definitely a big work on for us and then we just working on our cohesion as a group.”

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